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WotC is right to avoid the word "edition."
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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 8751282" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p>If they use the word edition, it will almost certainly be just "Anniversary Edition." They might go with Revised Dungeon & Dragons, but I find that unlikely.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It really comes down to how you define an edition. We are currently playing the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. You have: OD&D, BECMI, 3E, 4E, and now 5E, as technically Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was a different game. If you want to break things down by major rule changes across all Dungeons & Dragons, it gets messy.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">OD&D: 1-4 versions<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least Greyhawk made significant changes, and I believe the other supplements might have as well</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1E AD&D: 2 versions<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unearthed Arcana made changes enough to be considered 1.5E</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">BECMI: 2-6 versions<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Each set made significant changes, but arguably they were extensions of the rules like OD&D had. The Rules Compendium combined them all, which I'd consider a half edition at least</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2E AD&D: 2 versions<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The revised version would have been a half edition</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3E : 2 versions<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Everyone knows the half edition</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4E: 2 versions<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Essentials set was a half edition change</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">5E: 1 version (plus probably 1 in 2024)</li> </ul><p>So at a minimum we've had 12 major rule systems, and at most 19 versions. The fact that there's some compatibility might be irrelevant, since a lot of material from BECMI, 1E, and 2E was usable in any of these editions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 8751282, member: 6775477"] If they use the word edition, it will almost certainly be just "Anniversary Edition." They might go with Revised Dungeon & Dragons, but I find that unlikely. It really comes down to how you define an edition. We are currently playing the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. You have: OD&D, BECMI, 3E, 4E, and now 5E, as technically Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was a different game. If you want to break things down by major rule changes across all Dungeons & Dragons, it gets messy. [LIST] [*]OD&D: 1-4 versions [LIST] [*]At least Greyhawk made significant changes, and I believe the other supplements might have as well [/LIST] [*]1E AD&D: 2 versions [LIST] [*]Unearthed Arcana made changes enough to be considered 1.5E [/LIST] [*]BECMI: 2-6 versions [LIST] [*]Each set made significant changes, but arguably they were extensions of the rules like OD&D had. The Rules Compendium combined them all, which I'd consider a half edition at least [/LIST] [*]2E AD&D: 2 versions [LIST] [*]The revised version would have been a half edition [/LIST] [*]3E : 2 versions [LIST] [*]Everyone knows the half edition [/LIST] [*]4E: 2 versions [LIST] [*]The Essentials set was a half edition change [/LIST] [*]5E: 1 version (plus probably 1 in 2024) [/LIST] So at a minimum we've had 12 major rule systems, and at most 19 versions. The fact that there's some compatibility might be irrelevant, since a lot of material from BECMI, 1E, and 2E was usable in any of these editions. [/QUOTE]
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